Open AccessSenior friendly hospitals: Development and application of criteria: A descriptive study
Author(s) -
M R Rashmi,
Arvind Kasthuri,
Rashmi Rodrigues
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of community medicine/indian journal of community medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-3581
pISSN - 0970-0218
DOI - 10.4103/0970-0218.193334
Subject(s) - checklist , cronbach's alpha , nonprobability sampling , medicine , population , health care , nursing , preparedness , descriptive statistics , family medicine , medical emergency , psychology , environmental health , statistics , clinical psychology , mathematics , political science , law , economics , cognitive psychology , economic growth , psychometrics
The world's population is rapidly aging. Between 2000 and 2050, the proportion of the world's population over the age of 60 will double from about 11% to 22%; more so in the developing countries. The prevalence of frailty and morbidity among the elderly is high. There is a need to assess the "preparedness" of the health care system including hospitals to respond to the needs of the elderly.